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AlfaB de CV (STU:G4L) Interest Coverage : 2.20 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is AlfaB de CV Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. AlfaB de CV's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €272 Mil. AlfaB de CV's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-124 Mil. AlfaB de CV's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.20. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

STU:G4L' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.87   Med: 3.37   Max: 5.37
Current: 2.23


STU:G4L's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
85.18% of 1174 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.88 vs STU:G4L: 2.23

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


AlfaB de CV Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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AlfaB de CV Interest Coverage Chart

AlfaB de CV Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.87 2.58 4.55 5.37 2.28

AlfaB de CV Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.42 1.96 0.56 - 2.20

Competitive Comparison of AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage falls into.



AlfaB de CV Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, AlfaB de CV's Interest Expense was €-372 Mil. Its Operating Income was €848 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,808 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*848.377/-372.435
=2.28

AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, AlfaB de CV's Interest Expense was €-124 Mil. Its Operating Income was €272 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,708 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*272.016/-123.618
=2.20

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


AlfaB de CV  (STU:G4L) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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AlfaB de CV (STU:G4L) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Avenue Gomez Morin Sur No. 1111, Colonia Carrizalejo, San Pedro Garza García, NL, MEX, 66254
Alfa SAB de CV is a Mexican company controlling three principal businesses: Alpek; Sigma and Axtel. The segments of the company are: 1) Alpek, This segment operates in the petrochemical and synthetic fibers industry, and its revenues are derived from sales of its products: polyester, plastics and chemicals. 2) Sigma, This segment operates in the refrigerated food sector and its revenues are derived from sales of its main products: deli meats, dairy and other processed foods. 3) Axtel, This segment operates in the telecommunications sector and its revenues are derived from the provision of data transmission services, internet and long-distance phone service. 4) Other segments, include all other companies operating in business services and others that are non-reportable segments.

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